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The Light of Other DaysNovel
Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxterstandalone novel2000
Time travel, about surveillance and technological singularity.
“An industrialist devises a technique to use tiny wormholes as light pipes to enable viewing of any event anywhere; and subsequently it becomes possible to use them to view any event in the past as well.”
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Blade Runner UniverseSeries
series6 books1968
Cyberpunk, dark in tone, set in big city.
“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
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Quantum NightNovel
Robert J. Sawyerstandalone novel2016
Thriller & suspense, set in north america.
“Set in 2020, the book touches on themes of quantum physics, psychology, current politics and ethics.”
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Stranger in a Strange LandNovel
Robert A. Heinleinstandalone novel1961
First contact, about aliens and faith and religion, set in north america.
Oath of FealtyNovel
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournellestandalone novel1981
Dystopia, about class conflict, set in north america and big city.
“Set in the near future, it involves an arcology, a large inhabited structure, called Todos Santos, which rises above a crime-ridden Los Angeles, California, but has little beyond casual contact with the city.”
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RobopocalypseSeries
series3 books2011
Dark in tone, about survival and war.
“Told in a present-tense, techno-thriller style compared to Michael Crichton's work, the New York Times bestseller continues in the sequel Robogenesis, which follows the aftermath of the robot uprising.”
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